Root (ROOT) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Root Financial Strength?

Root has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Root's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.47. Root's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.29. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

Root Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Root's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-11.6 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $299.3 Mil.

Root's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Root's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(0	+	299.3)	/	1019.6
	=	0.29

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Root (NAS:ROOT) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Root has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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Root (ROOT) Business Description

Industry

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Address

80 E. Rich Street, Suite 500, Columbus, OH, USA, 43215

Website

https://ir.joinroot.com

Root Inc develops and launches a direct-to-consumer personal automobile insurance and mobile technology company. The company is a direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance, renters insurance and mobile technology company. It generates revenue from the sale of auto insurance policies within the United States.

Executives

Jonathan Allison	officer: Chief Administrative Officer	ROOT, INC., 80 E. RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Donna Dorsey	director	ROOT, INC., 80 E. RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Mahtiyar Bonakdarpour	officer: Chief Technology Officer	80 E. RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Meyer Malka	10 percent owner	364 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Bullfrog Capital, L.p.	10 percent owner	364 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Bullfrog Capital Gp, Ltd.	10 percent owner	364 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Julie Szudarek	director	80 E. RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Robert H. Bateman	officer: Chief Financial Officer	ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Daniel H Rosenthal	director, officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O ROOT, INC., 80 E RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Beth A Birnbaum	director	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Lawrence A. Hilsheimer	director	425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Hemal Shah	officer: Chief Product Officer	80 E. RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Carvana Co.	10 percent owner	300 E. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Carvana Group, Llc	10 percent owner	1930 W. RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Anirban Kundu	officer: Chief Technology Officer	80 E. RICH STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43215